It is not often that the Northern Lights are strong enough to overcome the light pollution of Alaska's largest city but on this day I was able to capture the lights as they flickered above Alaska ... (more)

The regularly scheduled passenger train followed the ski train by about an hour, yep that's two trains this winters day in daylight, and is seen about to arrive at the Talkeetna Depot on a clear b... (more)

After a day of cross country skiing the Ski Train is returning its weary travelers to Anchorage seen here at MP 207 with the towering Alaska Range in the background. Just to the left and out of th... (more)

In October a trip to British Columbia to shoot the fall colors and hopefully some SD40-2s. I lucked out with decent weather, fall colors and SD40-2s as seen here as the wayfreight skirts the shore... (more)

Following a loaded coal train south from Healy is challenging enough without having to contend with sucker holes. Unfortunately I lost the battle here as the train crests the summit of Broad Pass ... (more)

The southbound Denali Star has departed the station at Denali Park and has crossed Riley Creek amid beautiful fall colors. Fall has an early arrival in Alaska especially the further north you go. ... (more)

A loaded coal train descends Colorado's front range en-route to Denver where the train will head south to Colorado Springs. Scanned from a Kodachrome

With the knowledge of a late running south freight and clear skies forecasted I had plans to get to Talkeetna ahead of the freight and get a shot of the train exiting the bridge with Denali standi... (more)

A late running south freight rolls under the Old Glen Highway near Matanuska Junction. Not often at this time of year do you get an opportunity to catch the south freight in daylight hours. Chalk ... (more)

Engineer Davis and crew have their 4 MACs and 51 empty flatcars well in hand. While all that power isn't necessary for the trip south to Seward all of that horsepower will be required to get the l... (more)

We had hoped to hike in to Hurricane Bridge to shoot the SB passenger train with a winter scene but with waist deep snow we settled on the not often photographed NSS Hurricane instead.

On a beautiful fall day with a nice display of color the northbound coal empty pulls out of Girdwood en-route to Anchorage and then further north to Healy where they will reload to start the proce... (more)

A single DP Unit brings up the rear of a southbound coal train destined for Seward on this day before the official start of passenger season 2014. Tomorrow this sleepy, 2-3 trains a week, line sou... (more)

While I prefer to take photos with at least some sun that isn't always possible. Sometimes you just need to get out and take the picture such is the case here when the Alaska Railroad put together... (more)

3 MACs and GP40 lead a northbound train of sand along Turnagain Arm at MP 95 on a blustery winters day.